So, THAT'S Why They Include a Manual!

After realizing that low relative humidity might be affecting the effectiveness of the Cube Stick, I contacted some Cube managers to ask for an official specification.It would be embarrassing to note that they pointed me to the manual, except that I'm guessing I'm not alone in skipping over all those details in the rush to get up and printing.  But, it turns out that the issue of relative humidity IS available to us right in the manual that...

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CubeStick (2nd Gen Glue) Observations

I don't know if the observations you are about to read are universally true.  But, it has taken a little bit of getting use to using CubeStick as differentiated from the behavior of the heat activated MagicGlue.Don't get me wrong.  Both work and work well.  But, it seems to me that there are some extra things we can do to make sure that we do not EVER have a failure due to an object coming loose as it's being printed.Dry the Printing...

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Nailed an Interfaced Part on the First Try

If you have been working in 3D printing with an extrusion type of printer... including very expensive ones... you will know that one of the historic issues has been the fidelity of the printed output relative to the design specifications.I had been extremely busy with a very complex design of a system that requires tight interaction with many different parts.  Receiving a 2nd Gen Cube was a bit of a mixed blessing.  On the one hand, I realized that the 2nd Gen Cube has a high level of fidelity.  On the other hand, it meant a complete...

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2nd Generation Cube - First Impressions

One of the problems I had with attempting to help Cube users is that I only had a 1st Generation Cube.  I have no idea how many 1st Generation Cube owners there are.  But, based on the skyrocketing number of YouTube and CubifyFans Blog viewers since the 2nd Generation Cube was announced and released, I'd have to say that there is a rapidly growing number of 2nd Generation Cube owners,  And, that number will only get bigger.I was being asked questions about the latest Cube that I could not research, test or answer.  And, since...

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